The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea and an upper respiratory disability, but denied service connection for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP).
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on the evidence showing that obesity, which is partly caused by the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder and knee disabilities, aggravated his sleep apnea. For the upper respiratory disability, the Board found credible the Veteran's reports of continuous symptoms since service despite a lack of contemporaneous medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea, upper respiratory disability (sinusitis and rhinitis), idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2025
- Citation
- 25013754
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